Busfahrer

[ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ]

/[ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Busfahrer” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,881. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,881
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fahrer eines Busses

Corpus desk

Index DE-busfahrer · Busfahrer · German

Busfahrer · rank #12,881 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,881
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Buchstabe

Nearest frequency peer: Buchstabe (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Busfahrer“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Busfahrer“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Busfahrer vs Busfahrt
78% similar
Busfahrer vs Beifahrer
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Busfahrer
PropertyValue
HeadwordBusfahrer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,881
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Busfahrer“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Busfahrerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Buchstabe“ (#12,880), „Bürgerinnen“ (#12,882), „Briefen“ (#12,879). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Busfahrer“ bei #12,881. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Busfahrer (IPA [ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,881 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fahrer eines Busses".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Busfahrer, with forms such as "bbusfahrer", "bsufahrer", and "bufsahrer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Busfahrt", "Beifahrer", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Busfahrer, spelled B-U-S-F-A-H-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fahrer eines Busses

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Busfahrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Busfahrer verkauft auch Fahrscheine.
  2. „Fernbusbranche findet nicht genügend Busfahrer, um alle gewünschten Strecken zu bedienen.“

Synonyms

AutobusfahrerBuslenker

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bbusfahrer
  • bsufahrer
  • bufsahrer
  • busafhrer
  • busfaherr
  • busfahhrer
  • busfahrerr
  • busfahrre
  • busfahrrer
  • busfarher
  • busffahrer
  • busfharer
  • bussfahrer
  • ubsfahrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Busfahrer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

bbusfahrer1bsufahrer2bufsahrer2busafhrer2busfaherr2busfahhrer1busfahrerr1busfahrre2
Edit distance from "Busfahrer"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Busfahrer"?
"Busfahrer" is spelled B-U-S-F-A-H-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ].
What does "Busfahrer" mean?
As a noun, "Busfahrer" means: Fahrer eines Busses
What words are commonly confused with "Busfahrer"?
"Busfahrer" is commonly confused with "Busfahrt", "Beifahrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Busfahrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Busfahrer" is [ˈbʊsˌfaːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Busfahrer" come from?
"Busfahrer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Busfahrer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list